Having Gratitude for the Commandment to be Grateful, Relief Society Lesson, May 5, 2013

Prophet Joseph Smith--"As God has designed our happiness--and the happiness of all His creatures, He never has--He never will institute an ordinance or give a commandment to His people that is not calculated in its nature to promote that happiness which He has designed."  (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 296.) 

Sister Bonnie Parkin--"Gratitude is a Spirit-filled principle.  It opens our minds to a universe permeated with the richness of a living God.  Through it, we become spiritually aware of the wonder of the smallest things, which gladden our hearts with their messages of God's love.  This grateful awareness heightens our sensitivity to divine direction.  When we communicate gratitude, we can be filled with the Spirit and connected to those around us and the Lord.  Gratitude inspires happiness and carries divine influence...." 

"Gratitude:  A Path to Happiness", Sister Bonnie B. Parkin, Ensign, May 2007.
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/04/gratitude-a-path-to-happiness?lang=eng

"A Grateful Heart", Ray L. Huntington, BYU Devotional, October 2, 2012.
http://speeches.byu.edu/index.php?act=viewitem&id=2072

"Gratitude As a Saving Principle", President James E. Faust, Ensign, December 1996.
http://www.lds.org/ensign/1996/12/gratitude-as-a-saving-principle?lang=eng

"And in Everything Give Thanks", Elder Marvin J. Ashton, BYU Devotional, September 1, 1991.
http://speeches.byu.edu/index.php?act=viewitem&id=29

"Gratitude for the Goodness of God", Elder Robert D. Hales, Ensign, May 1992.
http://www.lds.org/ensign/1992/05/gratitude-for-the-goodness-of-god?lang=eng

"O Remember, Remember", Elder Henry B. Eyring, Ensign, November 2007.
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2007/11/o-remember-remember?lang=eng

"Remembrance and Gratitude", Elder Henry B. Eyring, Ensign, November 1989
http://www.lds.org/ensign/1989/11/remembrance-and-gratitude?lang=eng

"The Divine Gift of Gratitude", President Thomas S. Monson, Ensign, November 2010
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2010/11/the-divine-gift-of-gratitude?lang=eng